]]>Thu, 01 Nov 2018 18:22:10 GMT.ASPX0IPM Communicator: Miscellaneous;#IPM Communicator: Production Systems The Alabama Cooperative Extension System and Alabama Beginning Farmer Program have released the "Farming Basics" online curriculum that is a great place for self-paced learning for all producers Prescribed Fire: The Fuels Componenthttps://sites.aces.edu/group/forestry/blog/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=177Forestry, Wildlife and Natural Resource Management
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In this second of a four-part series, you will learn the importance of the fuel component in prescribed fire
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A common science experiment in grade school is to light a candle, place a glass jar over the candle, and watch
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]]>Wed, 17 Oct 2018 14:41:29 GMT.ASPX0Forestry, Wildlife and Natural Resource Management In this second of a four-part series, you will learn the importance of the fuel component in prescribed fire A common science experiment in grade school is to light a candle, place a glass jar over the candle, and watch Worms on My Tomatoes!https://sites.aces.edu/group/homegrounds/blog/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=384Home Grounds, Gardens and Home Pests
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(Mallory Kelley, Home Grounds REA) ​Scouting and monitoring your garden for pests at least two to three times per week can greatly reduce the damage that is acquired from insects
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It is also very helpful to use a 10X hand lens to help
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]]>Tue, 14 Aug 2018 15:55:15 GMT.ASPX0Home Grounds, Gardens and Home Pests (Mallory Kelley, Home Grounds REA) ​Scouting and monitoring your garden for pests at least two to three times per week can greatly reduce the damage that is acquired from insects It is also very helpful to use a 10X hand lens to help Are WORMS eating your TOMATOES?https://sites.aces.edu/group/homegrounds/blog/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=84Home Grounds, Gardens and Home Pests
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Scouting and monitoring your garden for pests at least once, preferably twice, per week can greatly reduce the damage that is acquired from insects
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It is also very helpful to use a 10X hand lens to help identify small insects and
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]]>Tue, 03 Jul 2018 14:30:04 GMT.ASPX0Home Grounds, Gardens and Home Pests Scouting and monitoring your garden for pests at least once, preferably twice, per week can greatly reduce the damage that is acquired from insects It is also very helpful to use a 10X hand lens to help identify small insects and How will burndown herbicides work with low temperatures?https://sites.aces.edu/group/timelyinfo/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=883Some areas of Alabama have been experiencing temperatures in the 30's this last week and forecasters say that more cold weather is to come
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This is also the time to be applying burndown herbicides to prepare for planting corn, soybean, and cotton
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It is best to avoid any
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]]>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 13:56:09 GMT.ASPX0Some areas of Alabama have been experiencing temperatures in the 30's this last week and forecasters say that more cold weather is to come This is also the time to be applying burndown herbicides to prepare for planting corn, soybean, and cotton It is best to avoid any Weeds: They are important to everyone! Here is whyhttps://sites.aces.edu/group/crops/blog/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=212No matter where I go, whenever a conversation strikes up between someone and myself and they ask what my occupation is and I say that I am a weed scientist, I get the same answer "I surely could use your help
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I have found that whether I am in California, Alaska, Alabama
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]]>Mon, 09 Apr 2018 16:35:42 GMT.ASPX0No matter where I go, whenever a conversation strikes up between someone and myself and they ask what my occupation is and I say that I am a weed scientist, I get the same answer "I surely could use your help I have found that whether I am in California, Alaska, Alabama Prescribed fire: A Series to promote better forest management and therefore better wildlife management https://sites.aces.edu/group/forestry/blog/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=175Forestry, Wildlife and Natural Resource Management
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Prescribed fire has been a part of land management across most of the South for probably as long as people have been living here
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Fire historian Stephen Pyne (1982) noted the South has long dominated national fire
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]]>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 13:15:31 GMT.ASPX0Forestry, Wildlife and Natural Resource Management Prescribed fire has been a part of land management across most of the South for probably as long as people have been living here Fire historian Stephen Pyne (1982) noted the South has long dominated national fire Bamboo: Benefit or Boogeyman?https://sites.aces.edu/group/forestry/blog/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=174Forestry, Wildlife and Natural Resource Management
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Community Forestry;#Forestry Articles;#Forestry/Wildlife Meetings
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Golden bamboo (Phyllostachys aurea), planted as an ornamental and historically for use as fishing poles, is a familiar sight spreading around old
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]]>Mon, 19 Mar 2018 14:58:00 GMT.ASPX0Forestry, Wildlife and Natural Resource Management Community Forestry;#Forestry Articles;#Forestry/Wildlife Meetings Golden bamboo (Phyllostachys aurea), planted as an ornamental and historically for use as fishing poles, is a familiar sight spreading around old Who should attend 2018 Auxin Training?https://sites.aces.edu/group/crops/blog/Lists/Posts/ViewPost.aspx?ID=211There is some confusion over who is required to attend the 2018 Auxin Training
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If you plan to grow Xtend cotton or soybeans and use the new dicamba formulations, Engenia, FeXipan, or XtendiMax, you are required by the EPA to attend an annual auxin training even if you
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]]>Mon, 05 Feb 2018 15:34:50 GMT.ASPX0There is some confusion over who is required to attend the 2018 Auxin Training If you plan to grow Xtend cotton or soybeans and use the new dicamba formulations, Engenia, FeXipan, or XtendiMax, you are required by the EPA to attend an annual auxin training even if you